Drapery-holding device



Oct. 8, 1929.

F. w. LIEBCHEN DRAPERY HOLDING DEVICE Filed June 1927 l l l I l. L

avwemtoz JZZZZEhi/Z Patented Get. 8, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEFRIEDERICH W. LIEBCHEN, 01F CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO BESSIEGOLDBERG, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO DRAPERY-HOLDING DEVICE Application filedJune 6, 1927.

any manner efllect or change the natural color or material of draperiesnor causes perma- .nent cr arses or wrinkles or other deformities indraperies. Other objects will appear, or become apparent or obvious, orwill suggest themselves during the following description of theapparatus or device shown in the acconipanyin g drawing.

In order to illustrate my invention, 1 have embodied the same in acertain device shown in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is aperspective view of a portion of a window with a shade and a draperyhung thereon and a drapery holdingdevice of my invention holding thelower portion of the drapery toward one side of the window.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view, on a larger scale, of the drapery holdingelement of Fig. 1 fastened directly to the frame of the win dow.

F 3 is a. perspective view the bracket element which may or may not beused with the element shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. i is a sectional perspective view showing a bracket element on theedgeot the window frame and one holding element in.- serted into thebracket in three positions; one position is shown in. full lines, andtheother positions are shown in dotted lines. a

Fig. 5 is a sectional. perspective view showing a bracket element on theface of the window frame and one/holding element inserted in the bracketin four positions; one position is shown in full lines and the otherpositions are shown in dotted lines.

Similar reference characters refer to similur parts throughout theviews.

Serial No. 196,936.

In the present instance, the holding element (Fig. 2) is made of onepiece of material, band iron in the present instance, bent into anangular supporting membercomprising the tongues or portions and 11 at anangle with each other and each having the holes 12 tlnough the same forscrews or nails to fasten the holding element directly to the windowframe, the lip member 13 to prevent shifting of the holding element inthe bracket (hereinafter described) the member 1 1 angular with theportion 11 to offset the loop por tion (hereinafter described) from thewin: dow frame for such purposes as clearing the window shade, and theoblong loop memher A comprising the portion 15 angular to the member 11, the portion 16 closing one of the shorter sides of the loop A, theportion 17 substantially parallel with the portion 15, and the portion18 partly closing the other one oi. the shorter sides of the loop A anddefining an outwardly curved drapery conlining portion and an inwardlycurved drapery retaining portion and an outwardly curved drapery leadingportion and leaving the open neck 19 between the end of the portion 18and the member 14; so that this neck is located near the supportingportion of the holding element and near one of shorter sides of the loopA and angular with one of the longer, sides of the loop A.

In the present instance, the bracket B (Fig. 3) made of one piece ofmaterial and comprises the flat portion 20, the doubled up portion 21,and the doubled up portion 22 effect from the portion to provide the.

The bracket B can be fastened either to the edge of the window frame asseen in e or to the face of the window rame seen in Fig. 5 by means ofscrews or nails through the holes therein.

When the holding element is in position, a portion of the drapery n5 ismanually inserted into the loop A through the neck 1%, is gathered inthe loop A, and is retained in the loop A by the portion 18 since theneck 19 opens from one side of one of the longer sides of the loop anddoes not open ends see so that the drapery can-not leave the loop untilit is manually moved and guided out of the loop through the neck.

The holding element is painted or laquered or otherwise coated toenhance the appearance of the device and to prevent oxida i on or otheraction or other changeable condi of the material of the holding elementfrom injuring or blemishing or tarnishing or otherwise detrimenta lyaffecting draperies. The fringe element C, shown in Fig. i, has the loopportion 26 telescopable the outer longer side of the loop A and theornamental fringes 27 depending from the portion 26. The element C canbe used for the same purpose as the painting of the holding element.

lVhen the holding element is fastened to the edge of the window frame,as seen in 2, the portions 10 and 11 retain the holding element inposition and a portion of the drapery can be inserted into or removedfrom the loop A thereof through the neck 19. The resiliency of the freeend of the portion 17, aided by the round end thereof, prevents injuryto the drapery during the insertion or removal thereof into and from theloop.

When the bracket 13 is fastened to the edge of the window frame as seenin Fig. 4, or when it is fastened to the face of the window frame asseen in Fig. 5, the holding element can be inserted therein in variousways or positions; seven different positions being indicatedin Figs. atand 5.

In any of the ways of insertion of the holding element into the bracket,the walls 20 and 22 of the bracket retain the holding element inposition in one direction and the lip 23 or the portions 10 or 11 or 14retain the holding element in another direction since they are allangular to each other and abut a surface of the bracket adjacent to theslot 23 in any of the positions.

The holding element can be used either as a unit in itself or incombination with the bracket as desired.

This combination of the bracket and the advantage; this combination alsopermits the holder element to retain or hold a drapery in a variety ofpositions.

I am aware that changes can be made in the form of the elements as wellas in the arrange ment thereof shown and described; therefore, withoutlimiting myself to the precise form or structure nor to the precisearrangement thereof as shown and described, I claim 1. A device of thecharacter described including a holder element and an oblong loop memberhaving an open neck adjacent to one of the short sides thereof; said oneshort side being curved to normally prevent a drapery from leaving saidloop member.

2. A device of the character described in cluding a holder element and asupporting member and an oblong loop member having an open neck adjacentto one of the short sides thereofsaid loop member being offset from saidsupporting member; said one short side being curved to normally preventa drapery from leaving said loop member.

3. A c evice of the character described including a supporting bracketmade of sheet material with a portion thereof doubled up against anotherportion thereof and a portion of said doubled up portion spaced fromsaid other portion and a holder element having a member insertable intothe space between said portions of the supporting bracket.

a. A holding element of the character described formed of one piece ofmaterial bent into supporting seats angular with each other, offsetportion adjacent to said seats, and a loop portion angular to saidoffset portion.

5. A holding element of the character de scribed formed of one piece ofmaterial bent into supporting seats angular with each other, an offsetportion adjacent to said seats, and a loop portion angular to saidoffset portion and having an open neck at the beginning of said loopportion and the end of said offset portion.

*3. A. device of the character described in cluding a supporting bracketand a hold back for a drapery; said bracket adapted to be fixed to asupport and having a receiving slot and said hold back having a portionthereof adapted to be selectively inserted into and removed from saidslot and thereby permit sait hold back to be installed or removed fromsaid bracket independently of said drapery and of other parts of thedevice.

7. A device of the character described including a supporting bracketand a hold back fora drapery; said bracket adapted to be fixed to asupport and having a receiving slot and said hold back having aplurality of portions angular with each other and each portion adaptedto be selectively inserted into and removed from said slot and therebypermit said hold back to be installed on said bracket in differentpositions as well as to be removed from said bracket from any of thedifferent positions independently of said drapery and of other parts ofthe device.

8. A device of the character described including a supporting bracketand a drapery hold back; said bracket adapted to be fixed to a supportand having a receiving slot and said drapery hold back including anoblong drapery holding loop having a drapery confining portion and adrapery retaining portion and an open neck at one of the sides of saidloop and a portion adapted to be selectively inserted into or removedfrom said slot and thereby permit said drapery hold back to beselectively installed on or removed from said bracket.

9. A device of the character described ineluding a supporting bracketand a drapery hold back; said bracket adapted to be fixed on a supportand having a receiving slot and said drapery hold back including anoblong holding loop having a curtain. confining portion and a curtainretaining portion and an open neck at one of the sides of said loop anda plurality of portions angular With each other and each adapted to beselectively in serted into or removed from said slot and thereby permitsaid drapery hold back to be selectively installed on said bracket indifferent positions or to be removed from said bracket from any of thepositions thereof.

10. A device of the character described in- I eluding a positionallyfixable bracket, a holding element, and an interengaging tongue and slotmeans whereby said holding element is supported on said bracket.

11. A device of the character described including a positionally:lixable bracket having a slot therein and a holding element having amember adapted to be inserted into said slot and thereby support saidholding element on said bracket.

12. A device of the character described including a positionallyiiXablebra-cket having a slot therein and a holding element havingmembers angular with each other and each adapted to be inserted intosaid slot and thereby support said holding element on said bracket indifferent angular relations to said bracket.

13. A device of the characterdescribed including a bracket and a holdingelement suspendable on said bracket and having a loop member adapted toconfine a drapery therein and an open neck to provide an exit and anentrance for said drapery from and into said loop member and positionedso that said drapery can not normally leave said loop member throughsaid open neck. i

14-. A device of the character described in cluding a bracket and aholding element suspendable on said bracket and having a loop memberadapted to coniine a drapery therein and an open neck to provide an exitand an entrance for said drapery from and into said loop member andpositioned so that said with a slot between portions thereof and a,holding element having a tongue adapted to be inserted into said slotand thereby support the same on said bracket.

In the testimony of the foregoing I aiiix my si gnature.

rnmnnmon W. LIEBOHEN.

